QUIZ #2 IN GENERAL PHYSICS 1: VECTOR AND

MOTION IN 1D
Answer the following questions properly. Read
it carefully.
1. (a)Does it make sense to say that a vector is
negative? Why? (b) Does it make sense to say
that one vector is the negative of another?
Why? Does your answer here contradict what
you said in part (a)?
2. What are the x and y component of A. The
magnitude is A = 3.00 m, and the angle α =
135°?
3. The component of A is Ax = 1.00m and Ay = -
2.00m. What is the direction of A from the
positive x –axis?
4. Interpret the velocity at time t=0s to t=5s.
5. Using the same graph, interpret the velocity at
time t=5s to t=10s.

6. A bird is flying due east. Its distance from a tall

building is given by 𝑥(𝑡) = 28.0𝑚 +
𝑚 𝑚
(12.4 𝑠 ) 𝑡 − (0.0450 𝑠3 ) 𝑡 3 . What is the
instantaneous velocity of the bird when t = 8.00
s?
7. A one-euro coin is dropped from the Leaning
Tower of Pisa and falls freely from rest. What
are its position and velocity after 1.0 s, 2.0 s,
and 3.0 s?
8. The fastest measured pitched baseball left the
pitcher’s hand at a speed of 45.0 m/s. If the
pitcher was in contact with the ball over a
distance of 1.50 m and produced constant
acceleration, (a) what acceleration did he give
the ball, and (b) how much time did it take him
to pitch it?
9. Explain why at the highest point of free fall the
velocity of the object is zero.